Jordan Kasey: Recent Paintings & Drawings
September 17 – November 28, 2010
Reception: Friday, September 17, 7 – 10 pm

Hours; 11- 6. Closed Tuesdays

Om Shakti Yoga
6 Wednesday Evenings July 28 – September 1 / 6:00 – 7:30 pm
$60 for the series; $12 drop in

Stephanie Snyder teaches a series using playful, creative yoga to explore the possibilities of the mind, body, and soul. In this Tantric yoga class, cultivate strength in your arms and shoulders through creative arm and hand balances. Tap into the creative and powerful energy of Shakti (universal creativity) in this series. With specific alignment principles, we will combine the methodology of yoga with the primal, more instinctual longing in our hearts--to connect with our True Nature, ultimately to free ourselves of life's daily limiting entrapments.

Stephanie is a Hatha yoga instructor working towards her Anusara-inspired certification. She finds it an honor and a gift to be able to practice yoga on the mat and off. She loves her family: her husband, her dog, and the baby on the way. More info at www.shriyogi.com.
This level 1 -2 class is for people who typically practice yoga at least once a week. This is a level 1-2 class. Seven people must pre-register for this class to happen. To reserve a space or learn more, contact Stephanie at loveyourlivesout@gmail.com or 973-580-2670.

Yoga for All
6 Thursdays Mornings / July 29 – September 2 / 7:00 am – 8:15 am
$60 for the series / $12 drop-in

Instructor Regina Armenta leads an all-levels yoga class. This 6-class series will focus on the universal principals of alignment, Pranayama meditation, and positive affirmation. You’ll learn about the anatomy of your body and the connection between the body, mind and spirit. This class will help you start your day with love, compassion, and heightened awareness.

Regina has a degree in Physical Therapy and has studied Ashtanga, Vinyasa Flow, and Anusara Yoga for 10 years. She offers her teachings with humility and grace.

Beginners are welcome. Bring a mat if you have one.

Six people must sign up in advance for this class to happen. If you have questions or would like to reserve a space, Please contact Regina at 614-205-7663 / yogaonwheels@yahoo.com / www.yogaonwheels.org.

Yoga for Levels 1 & 2
5 Friday mornings / August 6 – September 3 / 7:00 am – 8:15 am
$45 for the series / $11 drop-in

Instructor Joan Brown offers mixed level 1 and 2 classes aimed at helping you unite with your divine nature while toning the body. By incorporating the Anusara principles of attitude, alignment, and action, a joyful sense of balance can be achieved both on and off the mat.

Joan holds an Anusara Inspired Teacher certificate. She has practiced for Anusara yoga for 12 years and regularly attends training workshops to give her students the best possible teaching.

Beginners and intermediate students welcome. Bring a mat if you have one.

To reserve a space or ask questions please contact Joan at (443) 838-7201 or j.brown401w@gmail.com

ESSENTIAL SUNDAYS
Sunday, September 12 / 4:00 pm/ Admission $3.00

Rebecca Dupas is a native of Louisiana. She was influenced by the writings of her mother and sister who shared their work with the young poet. Little did they know, their words would inspire this shy, soft-spoken young girl to begin a journey that would take her from scribbled lyrics on napkins and notebooks to performing and hosting at one of the Nation’s largest and longest running open-mic poetry venues and now at VERBATIMondays in Baltimore, MD. Although Rebecca is still that reserved, soft-spoken young lady, her poetry is heard “loud and clear” by audiences who have learned to appreciate her subtle, yet powerful messages. More info at www.rebeccadupas.com

Kim Jensen is a writer who has lived and taught in California, France, and the Middle East. She and her husband Palestinian painter Zahi Khamis have been active the human rights movement for many years. Her writings have appeared in a wide variety of newspapers and magazines, including Al Jadid, Rain Taxi Review, Al Ahram Weekly, Oakland Tribune, So to Speak, Gathering of the Tribes, and Poetry Flash. In 2001 she won the Raymond Carver Prize for Short Fiction. She currently lives in Maryland, with Zahi and their two children. She is on the editorial board of the Baltimore Review and is Associate Professor of English at the Community College of Baltimore County.

Third Thursday Films at Minás: I Will Smash You
Thursday, September 16 / 7pm / Donations welcome and appreciated

I WILL SMASH YOU (2009; 50 min)

I Will Smash You, a documentary from from Little Burn Films (www.littleburnfilms.com), started as an open call on social networking sites. Luca Dipierro and Michael Kimball invited people to choose an object that has some personal meaning for them, to tell the story of that object (Michael conducted the interviews from off-camera), and then to destroy that object. They filmed in Michael Kimball’s backyard for 2 days in the spring and the result is this documentary film.

• A teenage girl destroys a papier-mâché version of her teacher's head to get the meanness out.
• A man smashes his procrastination with a cement block.
• A woman stomps on family heirlooms that have become a burden to her.
• Another woman cuts up an intricate lace doily as a personal and political statement about the violence and hatred in parts of Bosnia.

I Will Smash You is funny and moving, angry and strange. City Paper says, “What's disarming about the entire process is not the clever, collateral entertainment damage that comes from staged violence; what emerges from these brief snippets are miniature personality portraits of human beings." And WYPR calls I WILL SMASH YOU “fascinating” and “transformative.” You have never seen a film like this.

510 Readings Series:
Saturday, September 18/ 5:00 pm / Free

Michael Kimball’s third novel, DEAR EVERYBODY, is now in paperback in the US, UK, and Canada. The Believer calls it “a curatorial masterpiece.” Time Out New York calls the writing “stunning.” And the Los Angeles Times says the book is “funny and warm and sad and heartbreaking.” His work has been featured on NPR’s All Things Considered and in Vice, as well as The Guardian, Prairie Schooner, Post Road, Open City, Unsaid, and New York Tyrant. He is also responsible for Michael Kimball Writes Your Life Story (on a postcard)—and two documentary films, I WILL SMASH YOU (2009) and 60 WRITERS/60 PLACES (2010).

Kate Wyer is a mental health interviewer for the public health system of Maryland. Her work has most recently been published in Unsaid, PANK and The Collagist. Wyer is the recipient of the Elisabeth Woodworth Reese award. FENCE magazine granted her a fellowship to attend the Summer Literary Seminars in Lithuania. She heads the collaborative book project  And, Afterward. Please visit www.andafterwardbook.blogspot.com for pictures and author information. Wyer supports the Understanding Campaign.

Kim Calder lives in Los Angeles, but keeps leaving to study creative writing and literature in other places. Currently, she is an MFA student at the University of Maryland.

Andy Devine’s alphabetical fiction and essays have appeared in a variety of literary magazines, including New York Tyrant, Unsaid, elimae, Everyday Genius, and Taint. In 2002, Devine was awarded the Riddley Walker Prize (for a work that ignores conventional rules of grammar and punctuation). In 2007, he published his first chapbook, “As Day Same That the the Was Year” (Publishing Genius). In 2009, Devine was awarded The Ivory-Billed Woodpecker Award (for fiction in the face of adversity). WORDS (2010, Publishing Genius) is his first book.

Jen Michalski and Michael Kimball host.

TOWN SQUARE OPEN MIC
Sunday, Sept 19 / 4:00 pm / Free

Poetry / performance / stand-up comedy / acoustic music / fiction / mime / monologues / sleight-of-hand / puppetry / oratory / mimicry. If you can read it, perform it, sing it, or say it with little or no amplification, then bring it on! Sarah Jane Miller hosts.

BELLY DANCE PERFORMANCE
Sunday,  Sept 26 / 5:00 pm / Admission: $5.00

Meridian Belly Dance hosts a hafleh, a traditional performance showcasing a variety of belly dancing styles. http://www.meridiandance.com/